Social Revolution

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What is the power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way?

• reason

• philosophies

• natural rights

• contract

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A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born wth

• divine right

• philosophes

• natural rights

• contract

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An agreement between rulers and the people to cooperate for mutual social benefits in pursuit of a better society

• divine right

• free enterprise

• laissez-faire

• social contract

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A place where Enlightenment thinkers got together to discuss Enlightenment ideas

• divine right

• salon

• laissez-faire

• bourgeoisie

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Separation of Powers

• Separating the ruler from the military.

• Dividing powers equally among organizations

• Dividing powers equally among three people

• Dividing powers equally among three branches of government.

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A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.

• A Monk

• Absolute Monarch

• A Philosophe

• A Salon Manager

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Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property" and the right to overthrow a government that does not protect those rights?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Rousseau

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Enlightenment thinker who was a pioneer for women's rights and education.

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

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WHAT DOES JOHN LOCKE SAY THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DO IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS?

• NOTHING

• START OVER

• ASK THEM TO STOP

• THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVOLT OR OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

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A political idea where the government is divided into branches that share power.

• Checks and Taxes
• Checks and Monarchy
• Checks and Balances
• Natural Laws and State of Nature

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Which of the following demonstrates that Toussaint L'Ouverture was greatly influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

• He started the revolts in Haiti that ended slavery

• He negotiated with the Spanish against the French

• He won control of the territory that would become Haiti

• He produced a constitution that granted equality to all residents of Haiti

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Which of the following best describes an important demand that helped bring on the French Revolution?

• The First Estate, or clergy, demanded that the Church have more power in government

• The Second Estate, or nobility, demanded that workers and peasants pay higher taxes

• The Third Estate, or workers, peasants, and bourgeoisie, demanded more equal taxation and a constitution

• King Louis XVI demanded more taxes from the First and Second Estates

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Which of the following resulted from revolutionary movements in Latin American colonies?

• Social inequality continued to exist

• Key industries were nationalized

• Widespread economic forms were instituted

• Representative democracies were formed

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In contrast with Japan, the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century

• was a model of tolerance to outsiders

• had a weakening central government

• was early to adopt Western ideas

• grew through military conquests

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A slave insurrection in 1791 and inspiration from the French Revolution ultimately led to the independence of which of the following in 1804?

• Mexico

• Haiti

• Brazil

• Chile

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Which of the following illustrates the contraction of the Ottoman Empire?

• Muhammad Ali's conquest of Anatolia

• The sultans' reforms of the Ottoman military

• The establishment of Balkan states

• Close ties between Egypt and Greece

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Why were colonist in North America upset with Great Britain?

• They made them pay new taxes without the colonists agreement

• The colonists wanted to live under French Rule

• Great Britain sold a lot of their land to France

• The British wouldn't let the colonists trade with certain nations

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What document did Thomas Jefferson mostly write during the American Revolution that contained enlightenment ideas?

• Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizens

• Declaration of Independence

• Colonist Declaration of Rights

• North American decree of Independence

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What problems is France facing before the starting of the French Revolution?

• Corruption problems

• Border problems with neighboring countries

• Involved in too many Wars

• Financial Problems (too much spending)

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Inspired by ideas of the social contract, natural rights, liberty, and equality

• All Atlantic Revolutions

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Spanish American

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Despite Bolivar's efforts, these movements never resulted in a "united states"

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Latin American

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This revolution led to the world's "most democratic country", and gaining independence, but the economy and rights of most people didn't change until much later (a second revolution/war was needed)

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Latin American

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This Haitian Revolution began in the richest colony in the world which supplied 1/2 the coffee and 40% of the sugar to global markets, both of which relied on

• exploited labor, mainly slavery

• capitalism

• mercantilism

• minimum wages

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While creoles did have grievances with colonial rule, it wasn't until Napoleon invaded their "mother country" that rebellion was sparked.

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Spanish American

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Which of the following best defines nationalism?

• A belief in the superiority of one's own nation
• A form of government ruled by a single leader
• A system of economic organization based on private ownership
• A political ideology that emphasizes the interests and culture of a particular nation

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Nationalism what the outgrowth of what 2 ideas?

• Religious diversity and technological advancement
• Art & Culture

• Historical revisionism and military conquest
• Enlightenment & French Revolution

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Nationalism is the belief that people should be...

• loyal to their king

• loyal to their church

• loyal to Mr. Kerr

• loyal to their nation

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Which of the following aspects of a nation is uniquely tied to nationalism?

• A declaration of rights
  

• A traditional belief system
  

• A common language that everyone speaks

• An imagined community: a shared sense of togetherness even though you don't know everyone.

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Which response is the most accurate definition of the term “nation-state”?

• A non-religious political entity that rules over a particular geographic area
  

• A colony that has successfully liberated itself from the imperialists who previously claimed it
  

• A legal country with citizens who believe they are a sovereign nation

• A geographic area that has been claimed by an empire but is not within that empire
  

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About how many of the world’s countries can currently be defined as nation-states?

• Nearly all

• Very few

• About half

• None

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How is “ethnic nationalism” different from regular nationalism?

• It describes people of mostly shared ancestry, language, and culture in pursuit of national sovereignty.

• It's very inclusive

• It describes most societies before the Enlightenment

• It is a very negative term that means ethnic superiority

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When a country is at war, feelings of nationalism often grow. This is because nationalism gets people to

• question the government

• unify

• divide

• calm down